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foods in poland

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#1 Bigos (hunter's stew)

With no doubt Bigos is the king of Polish cuisine. This unique combination of cabbage, different meats, sausages, mushrooms and spices cooked for hours (and sometimes even days) is very delicious and filling. You really need to taste it!

#2 Pierogi (dumplings)

No comment required, you know the deal (and if not, you probably wasted your life as you have never tested this amazing dish).

#3 Ogórki kwaszone (pickled cucumbers)

Prepare yourself for the taste revolution as those little odd looking cucumbers are going to blow your mind. The taste is quite strong and particular, but if you like pickled vegs in general, you are going to love those pickled cucumbers. Snack them, cook them or mix with other vegs as they always bring another level of excitement to any dish. And if you are feeling adventurous look for the cucumber soup ( zupa ogórkowa) which is made of the pickled cucumbers themselves.

#4 Żurek (Sour Rye Soup)

Outstanding combination of flavours, this traditional soup is usually served with egg and white sausage. Żurek very often is served during Easter but can be eaten on any normal day. Lots of believe also believe that it can cure the hangover.

#5 Twaróg ze szczypiorkiem (Cottage cheese with spring onion)

Fresh, creamy with a secret ingredient of spring onion, this Polish speciality will change the way you see the white cheese forever. It is great for breakfast, especially when served with fresh Polish bread.

#6 Śledzie w śmietanie (Herrings in cream)

Usually Śledzie w śmietanie are served during Christmas Eve in almost every Polish house. It may seem like a very bizarre combination (perhaps only not to Nordic countries that have a similar dish in their menus) but it works! If you like fish and strong flavours go for it!

#7 Polish bread

Is there anything better than freshly-baked, warm Polish bread? Probably not. Well, maybe dumplings, but they've already been included in the list.

#8 Smalec (Lard)

This can be a bit extreme to some people but one of the most traditional Polish things to eat is bread with some lard on it. Smalec is made of pig fat with crispy pieces of pork skin and seasoning. In traditional Polish restaurants Smalec is very often served as a starter or a free snack before the main food arrives.

#9 Oscypek (Sheep Cheese)

Oscypek is a traditional smoked cheese made of sheep milk. It's made in Polish mountains but nowadays it can be bought in most of big supermarkets just about anywhere in Poland. Try it grilled with some blackcurrant jam.

#10 Kiełbasa (Sausage)

Traditional Polish kiełbasa is made of pork, beef or veal meet and there are so many types of sausages in Poland that you may not manage to try all of them even if you really try.

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The Top 10 Foods You Have to Eat in Poland | Poland Unraveled

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With no doubt Bigos is the king of Polish cuisine. This unique combination of cabbage, different meats, sausages, mushrooms and spices cooked for hours (and sometimes even days) is very delicious and filling. You really need to taste it!

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why to go to poland

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El pueblo polaco donde solo nacen niñas

En la última década, en Miejsce Odrzańskie solo han nacido niñas y nadie sabe por qué. El sitio se ha vuelto un lugar de estudio, mientras un funcionario ofrece un premio a quien tenga varones.

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En la última década, en Miejsce Odrzańskie solo han nacido niñas y nadie sabe por qué. El sitio se ha vuelto un lugar de estudio, mientras un funcionario ofrece un premio a quien tenga varones.

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facts and history

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Poland, country of central Europe. Poland is located at a geographic crossroads that links the forested lands of northwestern Europe to the sea lanes of the Atlantic Ocean and the fertile plains of the Eurasian frontier. Now bounded by seven nations, Poland has waxed and waned over the centuries, buffeted by the forces of regional history. In the early Middle Ages, Poland's small principalities and townships were subjugated by successive waves of invaders, from Germans and Balts to Mongols. In the mid-1500s, united Poland was the largest state in Europe and perhaps the continent's most powerful nation. Yet two and a half centuries later, during the Partitions of Poland (1772-1918), it disappeared, parceled out among the contending empires of Russia, Prussia, and Austria.

Even at a time of national crisis, however, Polish culture remained strong; indeed, it even flourished, if sometimes far from home. Polish revolutionary ideals, carried by such distinguished patriots as Kazimierz Pułaski and Tadeusz Kościuszko, informed those of the American Revolution. The Polish constitution of 1791, the oldest in Europe, in turn incorporated ideals of the American and French revolutions. Poles later settled in great numbers in the United States, Canada, Argentina, and Australia and carried their culture with them. At the same time, Polish artists of the Romantic period, such as pianist Frédéric Chopin and poet Adam Mickiewicz, were leading lights on the European continent in the 19th century. Following their example, Polish intellectuals, musicians, filmmakers, and writers continue to enrich the world's arts and letters.

Restored as a nation in 1918 but ravaged by two world wars, Poland suffered tremendously throughout the course of the 20th century. World War II was particularly damaging, as Poland's historically strong Jewish population was almost wholly annihilated in the Holocaust. Millions of non-Jewish Poles also died, victims of more partition and conquest. With the fall of the Third Reich, Poland effectively lost its independence once again, becoming a communist satellite state of the Soviet Union. Nearly a half century of totalitarian rule followed, though not without strong challenges on the part of Poland's workers, who, supported by a dissident Catholic Church, called the economic failures of the Soviet system into question.

In the late 1970s, beginning in the shipyards of Gdańsk, those workers formed a nationwide movement called Solidarity (Solidarność). Despite the arrest of Solidarity's leadership, its newspapers kept publishing, spreading its values and agenda throughout the country. In May 1989 the Polish government fell, along with communist regimes throughout eastern Europe, beginning Poland's rapid transformation into a democracy.

That transformation has not been without its difficulties, as the Nobel Prize-winning poet Wisława Szymborska wrote a decade later:

I came to the paradoxical conclusion that some workers had it much easier in the Polish People's Republic. They didn't have to pretend. They didn't have to be polite if they didn't feel like it. They didn't have to suppress their exhaustion, boredom, irritation. They didn't have to conceal their lack of interest in other people's problems. They didn't have to pretend that their back wasn't killing them when their back was in fact killing them. If they worked in a store, they didn't have to try to get their customers to buy things, since the products always vanished before the lines did.

By the turn of the 21st century, Poland was a market-based democracy, abundant in products of all kinds and a member of both NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organization) and the European Union (EU), allied more strongly with western Europe than with eastern Europe but, as always, squarely between them.

A land of striking beauty, Poland is punctuated by great forests and rivers, broad plains, and tall mountains. Warsaw (Warszawa), the country's capital, combines modern buildings with historic architecture, most of which was heavily damaged during World War II but has since been faithfully restored in one of the most thoroughgoing reconstruction efforts in European history. Other cities of historic and cultural interest include Poznań, the seat of Poland's first bishopric; Gdańsk, one of the most active ports on the busy Baltic Sea; and Kraków, a historic centre of arts and education and the home of Pope John Paul II, who personified for the Polish their country's struggle for independence and peace in modern times.

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Poland | History, Flag, Map, Population, President, Religion, & Facts

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Poland, country of central Europe. It is located at a geographic crossroads that links the forested lands of northwestern Europe to the sea lanes of the Atlantic Ocean and the fertile plains of the Eurasian frontier. Poland's capital city is Warsaw, and other important cities include Krakow and Gdansk.

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20 things to do in poland

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KRAKOW TRAVEL GUIDE | Top 20 Things to do in KRAKOW, Poland

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10 things to do in poland